· 11/6/1987
United States v. Barry Hoffman
Citations
- 832 F.2d 1299
- 23 Fed. R. Serv. 1374
- 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 14921
How courts have described this case
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- holding that one who is experienced in the field can \interpret[] . . . codes and jargon used in the drug trade\ under Rule 702
- holding that one who is experienced in the field can \interpret[] . . . codes and jargon used in the drug trade\ under Rule 702
- explaining that \the district court's assessment of what will or will not assist the jury is entitled to considerable deference in the Rule 702 milieu\
- explaining that “the district court’s assessment of what will or will not assist the jury is entitled to considerable deference in the Rule 702 milieu”
- allowing knowledgeable federal agent to testify as an expert on the practices and idiom of the cocaine community
- allowing knowledgeable federal agent to testify as an expert on the practices and idiom of the cocaine community
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Judges: Campbell, Garth, Selya
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